Safety wringer clothes feeder



Jan. 3, 1928.

w. H. voss SAFETY WRINGER CLOTHES FEDER 2 vSheets-Sheet 2 Filed April2..192 s between the wringer rolls, thus permitting a greater degree ofease in operation. It will be noted that the form of construction shownin Figs. l to 4, inclusive, has an advantage over the otherconstructions in thatV due to the rolling, arcuate surface of the head 5the clothes feeder may take a position at right angles to the wringerrolls or may take a considerable angle therewith, when the clothing isbeing fed to the wringer, while with the other forms the feeding is notso accurate and positive when the handler makes a considerable anglewith the wringer rolls.

It will be clear that the amount of metal required, as well as theweight thereof, may be considerably reduced in the form of ertecutionshown in Figs. l to Il, or any form similar thereto, by making theentire head hollow, it being necessary merely to use an amount of metalsufficient to furnish the necessary strength. Anillustration of such aconstruction is shown in Figs. l2 and 13 in which the head 5 is providedwith a hollow or cavity ll2 which communicates through an opening 13with the opposite side of the head. By providing the head with thecavity 12 andthe perforation 13, a very beneficial action is secured.For instance, when the clothes or fabrics are lifted out of the tub bymeans of the device the water will run down through the hole orperforation 13 in the bottom of the cup thereby creating a substantialsucking action upon the clothes tending to draw them down tight into thecup, and thereby making it easier to lift the clothes up out of the tuband feed them into the wringer, as otherwise the clothes tend to slipolf the end of the cup.

This opening may be either larger or smaller as desired. vVarious otherforms of execution of the invention herein disclosed will suggestthemselves to one skilled in the art and it is therefore understood thatthe specific description of structure set forth above may be departedfrom without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention` l claimz- I l. A laundry deviceoperable as a clothes feeder for the wringer rolls of a washing machine,comprising a head provided with a handle, said head being Aformed with acav ity to assist in holding fabrics on said head and having a flangeprojecting forwardly therefrom.

2. A device for feeding clothes between the rolls of wringers,comprising a head having a substantially cylindrical wall pro-.`

Vrolls of wringers comprising a member formed with upper and lowerarcuate surfaces adapted to contact with the upper and lower wringerrolls, said member having a relatively thin arcuate lip disposedintermediate said surfaces and projecting forwardly to be positionedbetween the rolls, said arcuate surfaces being substantially parallel tosaid arcuate lip.

5. A device for -feeding fabrics between the rolls of a wringercomprising a member having a head formedV with an arcuate surfaceadapted to contact with Va wringer roll,

said head having a relatively thin arcuatev lip projecting forwardlyfrom said surface, said arcuate surface being parallel with said lip. f

Inwitness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

WILLIAM H. voss.

